Quakes in Hawke's Bay and Gisborne

Hawke's Bay and Gisborne have been shaken by two earthquakes minutes apart this morning.

A quake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale hit 10km north of Wairoa at a depth of 40km at 9.04am, GNS Science said.

It would have been felt in Hawke's Bay.

The second quake, measuring 4.4, hit 10km north of Tolaga Bay at a depth of 15km at 9.11am.

It would have been felt in Gisborne.

- NZPA